unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
poisoning; kill by poison
already known; well-known
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to roll up; to be rolled up
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
primness; prim person; clear soup
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
bank; weir; embankment; levee
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to become distant; to recede
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
opinion; point of view; visual point
to mix; to blend; to combine
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation